The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Rabone finished 364th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:32:50.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:09v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:19v median +1:15
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 6:26v median +0:59
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 6:25v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:43v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:26v median +0:50
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:47v median +1:11
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:13v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.